🚢Getting Started

Welcome to Alby Hub, your next step towards taking full control of your personal and business finances

New to Alby Hub? Learn more about the Alby Hub bitcoin lightning wallet before you launch, or continue with the setup steps below.

1. Get your Alby web Account 2. Launch Alby Hub 3. Connect your Alby Hub to the network and get your first lightning channel 4. Top up your Lightning Balance 5. Connect your Hub to other apps

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Get an Alby Account🐝 for launching your Alby Hub 🚀

Create your Alby Account on getalby.com.

The Alby Account 🐝 is highly recommended (though not technically required).

Without an Account:

• ❌ No lightning address (must create invoice for each payment)
• ❌ No email notifications
• ❌ Limited support options
• ❌ Manual extension setup

With a free Account:

• ✅ Get [e-mail] lightning address
• ✅ One-click extension connection
• ✅ Email notifications
• ✅ Better support

Create an Alby web Account here. 🐝

Are you interested in a personal onboarding session? Book one here. ☎️

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Let's launch!��

Follow the onboarding steps, where you can choose between different self-hosting options such as a cloud server, a personal server or your desktop.

After installing Alby Hub, you’ll see a list of tasks to complete the setup:

1. Open your first payment channel to connect to the Bitcoin Lightning Network
2. Connect your Alby Account
3. Top up your balance
4. Connect other other apps like the Alby Go mobile app or the Alby Browser Extension
5. Store a backup of your wallet recovery phrase offline

You’ll be guided through each of these steps. By the end, you’ll have full control and sovereignty over your money. 😊

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How to open your first payment channel 🛢️

How to connect your Alby Hub to other apps

How to Link your Alby Hub to your Alby account to activate your lightning address

Your Hub now automatically links to your Alby Account during setup. If the link is lost: On "Connections"->"Connected Apps, click on "Link your Alby Account". After seconds it should be linked with a green text mentioning "✅Alby Account Linked"

Why do I need to link my Alby Account?

For Advanced Users: The protocol that links your Alby Hub to your Alby account is called NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect). This protocol is the same that is used to link your Alby Hub to many other apps on the app store. On the link below we cover the subject of connecting Alby Hub to other apps.

How to top up your Alby Hub

Option 1: Receive bitcoin in your Hub

Option 2: Buy bitcoin

⬆️Buy Bitcoin

Connect other apps like Alby Go or the Alby Browser Extension

🔗App Connections

🎈 Congratulations! 🎉 This section contains everything you need to get Alby Hub up and running! If you're eager to dive deeper and learn more about Alby Hub.